Annals of Human Biology, 2017 Background: Somatotype is a complex trait influenced by different genetic and environmental factors as well as by other covariates whose effects are still unclear.
Sara Pereira +8 more
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Somatotype, metabolic features, and psychological distress in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a case–control study [PDF]
BMC Women's HealthBackground PCOS is a heterogeneous endocrine–metabolic disorder often associated with psychological distress. Changes in somatotype exist in women with PCOS; however, detailed somatotype patterns and associations between somatotypes and various ...
Vijayakumar K +2 more
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The association between body-built and injury occurrence in pre-professional ballet dancers – Separated analysis for the injured body-locations [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2017 Objectives: This study has aimed at identifying prevalence of injury-occurrence in 24 pre-professional-ballet-dancers (females, 16–18 years of age), and identifying the associations between the body-built and prevalence of injuries. Material and Methods:
Petra Zaletel +5 more
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Somatotype characteristics of normal-weight and obese women among different metabolic subtypes
Archives of Endocrinology and MetabolismBackground Obesity is a well known risk factor for the development of metabolic abnormalities. However, some obese people are healthy and on the other hand some people with normal weight have adverse metabolic profile, therefore it can be assumed that ...
Biljana Srdić Galić +8 more
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Physique Correlates with Reproductive Success in an Archival Sample of Delinquent Youth
Evolutionary Psychology, 2008 This study examines predictions from evolutionary psychology about relationships between physique and reproductive success using longitudinal data on 200 delinquent youth from Sheldon's (1949) somatotype research.
Jeremy E. C. Genovese
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Associations of body size and morphology with cardiometabolic health in children: the contribution of genetic factors. [PDF]
Obesity (Silver Spring)Abstract Objective We analyzed how anthropometric measures predict cardiometabolic health and how genetic and environmental factors contribute to these associations. Methods Data on 8 indicators of cardiometabolic health, 21 anthropometric measures, and 11 anthropometric indices were available for 216 twin pairs of individuals age 3 to 18 years living ...
Silventoinen K +9 more
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Somatotype and body composition of healthy adult men and women and their contribution to civilization diseases risk [PDF]
Journal of Physiological AnthropologyBackground Somatotypes describe changes in body structure and allow estimations of biological differences and similarities between subjects. They can also highlight the relationship between body composition and risk factors for worsening health ...
Lipowicz Anna +6 more
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A National Study of Somatotypes in Mexican Athletes Across 43 Sports [PDF]
Journal of Functional Morphology and KinesiologyBackground: In Mexico, research on somatotypes in athletes has primarily focused on team sports, taekwondo, climbing, and triathlon. However, the available evidence remains limited.
Ximena Martínez-Mireles +10 more
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The left hand second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) does not discriminate world-class female gymnasts from age matched sedentary girls. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 INTRODUCTION: The second to fourth-digit-ratio (2D:4D), a putative marker of prenatal androgen action and a sexually dimorphic trait, has been suggested to be related with sports performance, although results are not univocal. If this relation exists, it
Maarten W Peeters, Albrecht L Claessens
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Somatotype Profiles of Montenegrin Karatekas: An Observational Study. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Competitive karate activity involves numerous factors affecting performance in sport. Physical structure and somatotype is considered to be one of them. This study aimed to determine whether there are differences between karate athletes in five male and ...
Slankamenac J +8 more
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